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Edward Earle (mayor)
Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ..., aged 90. Partial filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Earle, Edward 1882 births 1972 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male silent film actors 20th-century Canadian male actors Male actors from Toronto Canadian emigrants to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Fronts
''False Fronts'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Samuel R. Brodsky and starring Edward Earle, Madelyn Clare and Frank Losee.Munden p.228 Cast * Edward Earle as Keith Drummond * Madelyn Clare as Marjorie Kembler * Frank Losee Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of Mary Pickford, Pauline Frederick and Marguerite Clark. Car ... as John Lathrop * Barbara Castleton as Helen Baxter * Bottles O'Reilly as Jackie Parker References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spite Marriage
''Spite Marriage'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film co-directed by Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick and starring Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian. It is the second film Keaton made for MGM and his last silent film, although he had wanted it to be a "talkie" or full sound film. While the production has no recorded dialogue, it does feature an accompanying synchronized score and recorded laughter, applause and other sound effects in some scenes. Keaton later wrote gags for some up-and-coming MGM stars like Red Skelton, and from this film recycled many gags, some shot-for-shot, for Skelton's 1943 film ''I Dood It''. Plot Elmer, a humble worker in a dry cleaning establishment, idolizes stage actress Trilby Drew (Dorothy Sebastian). She, in turn, is carrying a torch for fellow actor Lionel Benmore (Edward Earle). When Lionel spurns her for the younger Ethyl Norcrosse (Leila Hyams), she impulsively asks Elmer to marry her. Her handlers extricate her from the marriage, and when El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind (1928 Film)
''The Wind'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the 1925 novel of the same name written by Dorothy Scarborough. Featuring Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson and Montagu Love, it is one of the last silent films released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is considered to be among the greatest silent films. Plot An impoverished young woman named Letty Mason (Lillian Gish) travels west by train from Virginia to live at her cousin Beverly's isolated ranch in Sweetwater, Texas. On the way, she is bothered by the constantly blowing wind. Fellow passenger and cattle buyer Wirt Roddy (Montagu Love) makes her acquaintance and tells her the wind usually drives women crazy. Upon arrival, she is picked up by Beverly's closest neighbors, Lige Hightower (Lars Hanson) and the older, balding Sourdough (William Orlamond), who live 15 miles from her cousin. Wirt assures her he will drop by occasionally to see how she is doi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Girls
''Runaway Girls'' is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Shirley Mason and Hedda Hopper. It was produced by Harry Cohn and distributed by his Columbia Pictures, then a fledgling studio. Cast * Shirley Mason as Sue Hartley * Arthur Rankin as Jim Grey *Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Hartley *Alice Lake as Agnes Brady * George Irving as John Hartley *Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ... as Varden References External links Runaway Girls at IMDb.com* lobby cardarchived) 1928 films American silent feature films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Mark Sandrich Lost American films 1928 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1928 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Miles Out
''Twelve Miles Out'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring John Gilbert and Joan Crawford. It is based on the 1925 Broadway play ''Twelve Miles Out'' by William Anthony McGuire. Synopsis Jerry Fay (Gilbert), is a bootlegger who expropriates the home of society girl, Jane (Crawford), for his illicit activities. While as his captor, Jane slowly begins to fall for Jerry. Cast * John Gilbert as Jerry Fay * Ernest Torrence as Red McCue * Joan Crawford as Jane * Eileen Percy as Maizie * Paulette Duval as Trini * Dorothy Sebastian as Chiquita * Gwen Lee as Hulda * Edward Earle as John Burton * Bert Roach Egbert "Bert" Roach (August 21, 1891 – February 16, 1971) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 320 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Los Angeles, California, age 79. Selected filmogr ... as Luke References External links *''Twelve Miles Out'' at SilentEra* 1927 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Captain's Courage
''A Captain's Courage'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Edward Earle, Dorothy Dwan and Lafe McKee.Munden p.111 Cast * Edward Earle * Dorothy Dwan * Lafe McKee * Ashton Dearholt * Jack Henderson * Al Ferguson Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Louis Chaudet American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Rayart Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Heart (film)
''A Woman's Heart'' is a 1926 American silent melodrama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Enid Bennett, Gayne Whitman, and Edward Earle. It was released on September 15, 1926. Cast * Enid Bennett as Eve Waring * Gayne Whitman as John Waring * Edward Earle as Ralph Deane * Mabel Julienne Scott as Vixen * Lois Boyd as Patsy Allen * Louis Payne as Lawyer Preservation status The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * * * Melodrama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1926 drama films 1926 films Silent American drama films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Phil Rosen 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greater Glory
''The Greater Glory'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Curt Rehfeld. The film starred Conway Tearle and Boris Karloff. ''The Greater Glory'' is sometimes listed as ''The Viennese Medley'', the title of Edith O'Shaughnessy's novel of which the film is based. Cast * Conway Tearle as Count Maxim von Hurtig * Anna Q. Nilsson as Fanny * May Allison as Corinne * Ian Keith as Pauli Birbach * Lucy Beaumont as Tante Ilde * Jean Hersholt as Gustav Schmidt * Nigel De Brulier as Dr. Hermann von Berg * Bridgetta Clark as Mitzi, his wife * John St. Polis as Professor Leopold Eberhardt (as John Sainpolis) * Marcia Manon as Kaethe, his wife * Edward Earle as Otto Steiner * Virginia Southern as Liesel, his wife * Isabelle Keith as Anna, Pauli's wife * Kathleen Chambers as Irma von Berg, the stepmother * Hale Hamilton as Leon Krum * Cora Macey as Marie * Carrie Daumery as Countess von Hurtig * Thur Fairfax as Theodore von Hurtig * Boris Karloff as Scissors Grinder * George A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Women Love
''Why Women Love'' (also known as ''Sea Woman'') is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by First National Pictures. Blanche Sweet starred in the film which was based on the Broadway play ''The Sea Woman'', by Willard Robertson.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Why Women Love'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young woman whose lover is a sea captain is reported lost at sea when fire destroys her father’s ship. In reality, the young woman has been rescued and has undertaken to care for the daughter of her rescuer, who was a lighthouse keeper. After a series of thrilling adventures revolving around the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, the young woman and her lover are reunited.
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Her Market Value
''Her Market Value'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Agnes Ayres. Powell produced the picture and distributed through Producers Distributing Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, unwise investments wipe out Dumont, formerly a wealthy man. He drowns himself and three estate trustees discuss the penniless wife. They “invest” $30,000 in her and she uses the money to pay off her husband’s debts. The three men then vie for Nancy’s hand, but Davis, learning her true market value, finally buys out the others and gets Nancy’s love and hand in the bargain. Cast Preservation A print of ''Her Market Value'' is held at UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv ....''The America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Flirt
''The Dangerous Flirt'' (also released as ''A Dangerous Flirtation'') is a 1924 American melodrama directed by Tod Browning and starring Evelyn Brent and Edward Earle. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Sheila Fairfax (Brent), reared by a puritanical aunt, is stupidly old-fashioned. Captain Ramon Jose (Gendron) inveigles her into becoming engaged to him but she breaks it. Dick Morris (Earle), a mining engineer, gallantly whisks her away and they are married. Sheila’s puritanical training makes her an easy prey to fears on her wedding night. Dick misunderstands her timidity for disgust and leaves her. She follows him to South America and they become the guests of Don Alfonso, uncle of Ramon Jose. The Don and Jose vie for her regard and in a fight Jose is killed by his uncle. Dick faces a firing squad under the Don’s orders but Sheila saves him by a ruse and they escape, happily reunited. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Sheila Fairfax * Edward Earle as Dick Morris * Shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
